Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-10-21
UOMEW ARD BOUND.
ZEE rSEtIDgETS RECEPTION AT Ala.
BAMks CAPITAL.
Tbe Party Greatly rleased-A Contrast
Between the Northwest and the
Ixtrome South-0n the
Return Trip


ny telegraph TO the MspAtch.l
TC~rGoMEHy, Ara, October co.
sg.ra good nights rest on the special
,niu Tie presidential tourists arrived
l.rr at g o'clock this morning. Thers
v,, Tie usual large crowds in waiting.
lai tlc stictost order prevailed. Com.
udc, street rom the station to the
hotel. nearly hat mile away, was
Eu,d with troops on each side, who
L1t thcwiic avenue open from curb 10
utu. Gov Tnor ecay, Mayor Reese.
and Colonel Newman, pr sidcnt OF the
Stale agricultural society. who com
it~,d tie lee ptioa committee, were
william The lines, and conducted the
,r. SIS 20 once so their carriages and
The. % the hotel The manner Of the
rc,iton madc an exceedingly favor
81. impression upon thc minds Of the
rsucut and has companions. At the
IIl Senator pugh, Senator Morgan.
r..lcrs OF the Governors staff the
President Of the Senate, the Speaker Of
uc House. Ex-Governor O'Ncil. Con
ciD@mn Davidson. ana q number of
ICte greeted the City's guests in the
hotel prloTs, where hall an hour was
splt IN making or renewing ac-
oaurtauccs. The presidential party
mDita>ted at the hotel with the Gov
u.ur and Mrs. Scay. Colonel and
NIs Newman. Mayor Reese and
dina. r, Ex-Governor O'Neil, Senator
-.neau. Senator PuCh. and a few
alls. after which they reviewed the
uul, from the balcony OF the hotel.
There were about one thousand men in
i.ccoiumn. including troop ofc4valry
a.d battery Of artillery.
Ilc President has received a telc-
gram from the mayor of New Orleans
IS ting that committee is on its way
a. .,s that his trip be extended to that
Glib. Colonel Lamont replied that the
ll-id,ut's imperative engagements
u.t, compliance with the request i'm
I.-ble.
MRS. CLEVELAND SURPRISED.
'fttr the review and before the party
j. carriages for n ride about town
1r~. Cleveland was tho surprised re-
Orient Of unique and beautiful SOUUc-
I... IT IS a lcwel-casc in the form Of q
l.'c Of cotton. about eight inches in
length and proporiionate in depth and
With. II is made of pure silver and is
very artistic production. Its sides are
e oXodized silver, representing the
TAGGING of q bale, while frosted spots
bear q striking resemblance TO snowy
cotton bursting from It's confinement.
Tie plantation mark upon the end OF
Tire bale is &C. G. 1885" and the
warehouse mark on its top Is "F. +.
C.. The inside of the cover bears the
inscription Presented to Mrs Gro
YER Cleveland Ivy the Mayor and
Cry Council as a token Of their
regard on the occasion of her visit to
Montgomery. Ala, October 20. 1897
The Presentation was made by Mayor
Reese in the name of the municipality.
4 ride through the beautiful city was
the most enjoyable feature Of the days
demonstration. IhcU6lic and private
buildings were deliberately adorned,
and everything wore = gala appearance.
0ovFENOE Says SPEECH.
Tie welcoming address Of Governor
Seav. which was delivered upon the ar
rival at the fairgrounds, was a fol-
lows:
The Chief Maeistrateof $4,000, 900
Of free, self-goycrued people, having
trarersed thousands Of "a ,cs across the
great continent which is their home,
visits the State which, in material re-
sources. in population, and sentiment,
constitutes one Of the supports of the
greatest fabric of government which
has ever been erected by man. From
tie great lakes to our doors he
has come unheraldcd. tenderly accom-
panied, but surrounded by no guards.
In the name Of the people OF Alabama,
! welcome you to her borders and to her
capital city
THE PRESIDENTS REPLY.
To this the President replied 81
am very glad to be able, at the con-
clus'on OF a most delightful and, J
lopc. improving series Otvisits through
ont the country. to see little of the
State Of Alabama and It's people and its
cr.tal CITY. believe that no southern
State las within itself more Of the ele-
r,rt Of independent growth and de-
,,.rmcut than Alabama. There IS
hardly food product which IS not
p presented IN It's agriculture. 1t has
v.,i.n its borders abundant forest OF
u..u and valuable timber waiting
FORTS utilization TO the needs OF man,
vl.cu mineral resources, marvellous
OIL u,xhaustible, gave assurance OF
wealth and commercial greatness In
ilrmaus Of transportation your State
f., lllly less favored. About two
tiIo-N your counties are bounded or
infected 10y rivers, navlgable or
O.y made so. Your railroad faclll-
t aI,ady great, are constantly IN
C..ic. and your outlet to the ocean
slrll in the largest and finest bay
o,t.c Gulf Of Mexico. A State thus
favored by nature and so profusely
blessed hy the gifts of Providence can
r0i lut occupy commanding positioh
iuUc Union 81 States which constitute
this great nation nor can any have
wat,r stake in the welfare and pro-
Gloss II the entire country or III the
LnMouious and friendly feeling upon
winch these depend. As You gather
your acrlcultural products and as you
Increase their volume and variety you
ar lot only enriching yourselves and
yUI state but are adding lustre to our
rational glory. Your iron ore taken
i.r the same field TO its manu-
iacue supplies the powerful Gle,
ucut Of national cohesion, and
ID JOS manufacture you are prepa,,
mig the strongest bonds Of national
urty. Every ton Of iron you are ena-
Died TO furnish northern States goes
iai toward destroying sectional feehng'
Your ieilow-countrymen appreciate the
value Of intimate and profitable bust,
Ices relations with you. and there need
ieuo fear that they will permit them
T. be destroyed or endangered by de-
signing demagogues. The wickedness
Of ii ore partisans who seek to ala their
ambitious schemes by engenderlng nate
among generous people is fast meeting
Oposnre, and yet there IS and shou'u
be an INSTANCE upon the strict Sdhe-
renee 10 the settlement which has oee1
made Of the disputed questions ana
upon an unreseryed acceptance OF s,icu